Best programming and hacker quotes. Ever.
Curated by fellow hackers Jarmo Pertman & Andri Möll
The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late."
Seymour Cray
We better hurry up and start coding, there are going to be a lot of bugs to fix.
Anonymous
What is the difference between a Turing machine and the modern computer? It's the same as that between Hillary's ascent of Everest and the establishment of a Hilton hotel on its peak.
Alan J. Perlis
It’s hard to read through a book on the principles of magic without glancing at the cover periodically to make sure it isn’t a book on software design.
Bruce Tognazzini
The more bizarre the behavior, the more stupid the mistake.
Ed's Law of Debugging
The best things are simple, but finding these simple things is not simple.
Anonymous
Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a rigged demonstration.
Anonymous
Processes and methodologies can make good servants but are poor masters.
Mark Dowd, John McDonald & Justin Schuh
One does not learn computing by using a hand calculator, but one can forget arithmetic.
Alan J. Perlis
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
Niels Bohr